Henry V Paperback / softback
by Eric Rasmussen, Jonathan Bate
Part of the The RSC Shakespeare series
Paperback / softback
Description
From the Royal Shakespeare Company - a modern, definitive edition of Shakespeare's great exploration of patriotism and war.
With an expert introduction by Sir Jonathan Bate, this unique edition presents a historical overview of Henry V in performance, takes a detailed look at specific productions, and recommends film versions.
Included in this edition are interviews with four leading directors - Kenneth Branagh, Nicholas Hytner, Michael Boyd and Ed Hall - providing an illuminating insight into the extraordinary variety of interpretations that are possible.
This edition also includes an essay on Shakespeare's career and Elizabethan theatre, and enables the reader to understand the play as it was originally intended - as living theatre to be enjoyed and performed. Ideal for students, theatre-goers, actors and general readers, the RSC Shakespeare editions offer a fresh, accessible and contemporary approach to reading and rediscovering Shakespeare's works for the twenty-first century.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:240 pages, 240 p.
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:03/03/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9780230243828
Information
-
Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:240 pages, 240 p.
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:03/03/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9780230243828
